The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-30
SHORT HORNS AND GUBRNsBYs'

the American Short-horn her"
Book.
Hon. Lewis F. Allen, of Buffalo N
Y. founder of the American Short-horn
Herd Book, and for many years us
publisher, as we'll as a breeder OF the
reds. whites and roans, contributes tue
following to the last Country Ge""s-
man:
My longtime friend, Judge Jones OF
OHIO. rather takes. me to task in your
paper of the 9Th inst, that after more
than forty years experience as a breed
er of Short-horn cattle, and advocating
their excellence for both flesh and milk
sape-ic.ity IL ny ewn exclusive nse, |
should adopt a cross of Guernsey blood
upon high Short-horn grade COWS tor
Interpretation.
| will start fair with him in his advo-
cacy of the superiority of the Short
horn over other breeds for the du ry as
we'll as for fesh-production. He is hon
vst il it. as well tom his own many
years experience d breeding them as
in observation Of the many individual
animals and herds Which have passed
under his inspection, enabling him to
Judge accurately their merits From
the year 1881, when my attention was
first attracted to examine the early
herds of Short-horn cattle which had
some years previously been imported
into our country, together with the
produce descended from them, no n
has been a more constant admirer Of
them than myself. Their grand and
stately contour in sixe and symmetry,
and color so picturesquely intermixed
in red and white roam, wholly red,
purely white, or FLASHED with both
colors in separate parts on their bodies,
present a picture to the artistic eve
unequaled by any other breed within
my knowledge. Their early maturity
in amassing flesh on the most valuable
parts of their carcass and that flesh of
she choicest quality for consumption;
the excellent dairy qualities of the cows
in the early years of their breeding in
England, and of the COWS early import
ed into our country. together with their
defendants so fostered and continued
by their breeders, filled ali the require
ments demanded by their intelligent
propagators, as the beau ideal of the
bovine race.
All these qualities more or less pre-
va led-chiefy more than iess-for
many years among the decen 1ants, as
well as among the originals from
which they sprung. down to the famous
Scioto Valley importations of 1884, '35
and ,8s, rs mentioned ~ J Judge Jones.
Yet the superior qualities rapidly took
precedence in OPP nion of their later
importers and breeders, particularly in
the western States, over those of their
dairy qualities-the latter of less I'M
portance to them than beef-production,
in which their interests were largely
engaged. Of course the m~ilk-produc-
ton became measurably neglected for
the, to them, more important item of
profit In the eastern States, where
the dairy interest was still looked after
By their breeders and owners, the dairy
faculty was prepetuated, and to a CON
siderable extent still prevails. both in
thoroughbred COWS and their grades
from the native or common COWS Of
our country which are scattered among
them. in my own practice / always
striyed for such results. and measure
bly, succeeded, both in the Quantity and
good quality Of their yields.
But | am forced to say that the
grand dairy as well as fesh-producing
from the famous old herd of Eng
lish breeders, Maynard, Whitehall,
Bates. Whitaker. and others. imported
by the enterprising gentlemen OF New
England, New York, Philadelphia and
BALTIMORE, have almost altogether gone
out of date and been supplauted BY
those living where tho predominence II
flesh over the dairy quality4has been
preferred, m attracted the admire
ton and choice Of spectators who have
seen them at ON various cattle exhib-
tons throughout the country. For in
stance. at large cattle shows-no mat.
ter much where-a irst-class COW Of
super or milking faculty, in ordinary
working condition-and always III rath-
er lean condition when SO yielding her
mIlk-yet capable Of piliug on d
superb quality Of meat when dried off
aud fattened. is placed by tile side Of
an inferior Il loaded with flesh;
the latter n takes the judges prize
for flesh in cattle, like charity,